Air Juan Aviation, Inc., operating as Air Juan, (IATA Code: AO) is a registered scheduled and non-scheduled domestic airline operating in the Philippines with bases in
Manila
Manila ( , ; fil, Maynila, ), officially the City of Manila ( fil, Lungsod ng Maynila, ), is the capital of the Philippines, and its second-most populous city. It is highly urbanized and, as of 2019, was the world's most densely populate ...
,
Puerto Princesa and
Cebu
Cebu (; ceb, Sugbo), officially the Province of Cebu ( ceb, Lalawigan sa Sugbo; tl, Lalawigan ng Cebu; hil, Kapuroan sang Sugbo), is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region, and consists of a main island and 16 ...
. It is the first commercial seaplane operator in the Philippines.
Air Juan is also the only airline company that offers flights to and from Manila outside the heavily congested
Ninoy Aquino International Airport
Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA , ; fil, Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Ninoy Aquino or ''Pandaigdigang Paliparan ng Ninoy Aquino''; ), originally known and still commonly referred to as Manila International Airport (MIA), is the main ...
as all its seaplane flights arrive and depart from the Air Juan Seaplane Terminal located within the
Cultural Center of the Philippines Complex in
Pasay
Pasay, officially the City of Pasay ( fil, Lungsod ng Pasay; ), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 440,656 people.
Due to its location j ...
,
Metro Manila
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. Aside from its seaplane operations, the company also has in its fleet helicopters, business jets, and propeller planes for commuter air services in Palawan, Caticlan, and Iloilo.
History
Air Juan started operating private charter services in 2012, and scheduled flight services from Puerto Princesa to
Cuyo Island, Coron, and Caticlan in 2016. Most recently, Air Juan started operating scheduled seaplane services from Manila to Puerto Galera, Subic, Busuanga Bay, and Boracay without passing through domestic airports as the aircraft flies its passengers directly to the hotels or resorts.
Expansion
In 2017, Air Juan announced that it is expanding its seaplane operations and will soon offer flights from Manila to Marinduque, Baler, and Balesin Island resort, though it is uncertain whether it will be a regularly scheduled flight or just through charters. Its Palawan operations have expanded to include Iloilo and Caticlan services from Cuyo Island. In June 2017, Air Juan started operating land planes out of Mactan-Cebu International Airport offering services to Tagbilaran City of Bohol, Siquijor, Biliran, Maasin, Sipalay, and Bantayan Island. In March 2018, Air Juan began commercial flights between Cebu City and Catbalogan City, Samar's capital.
;Cebu
In Cebu, the seaplane base has been set up within Pond F of
SRP (South Road Properties).
At the start of 2018, the seaplane service starts operating from Cebu.
Fleet
AirJuan is the first Philippine carrier to operate a multi-aircraft system as well as
seaplanes
A seaplane is a powered fixed-wing aircraft capable of taking off and landing (alighting) on water.Gunston, "The Cambridge Aerospace Dictionary", 2009. Seaplanes are usually divided into two categories based on their technological characteris ...
that allows the airline to offer a wide range of services from business to commuter purposes. The airline operates the following aircraft as of 2017:
Fixed wing aircraft:
Cessna Grand Caravan
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* Amphibian
Helicopters:
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Bell 429
The Bell 429 GlobalRanger is a light, twin-engine helicopter developed by Bell Helicopter and Korea Aerospace Industries. First flight of the Bell 429 prototype took place on February 27, 2007,[Bell 407
The Bell 407 is a four-blade, single-engine, civil utility helicopter. A derivative of the Bell 206L-4 LongRanger, the 407 uses the four-blade, soft-in-plane design rotor with composite hub developed for the United States Army's OH-58D Kiowa W ...]
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External links
Official website{{Webarchive, url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140308075634/http://www.airjuan.com/ , date=2014-03-08
IATA code search
Airlines of the Philippines
Airlines established in 2012
Companies based in Bonifacio Global City
Seaplane operators
Philippine companies established in 2012